Interpretive Quantification Methodological Explorations for Critical and Constructivist IR
Barkin, J. Samuel/ Sjoberg, Laura
ISBN 10: 0472053396 ISBN 13: 9780472053391
Published by Univ of Michigan Pr, 2017
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Countering the growing divide between positivists who embrace quantitative, numerical approaches and post-positivist scholars who favor qualitative, interpretive approaches, J. Samuel Barkin and Laura Sjoberg argue that both methods are more widely adaptable than is commonly assumed by either camp. In Interpretive Quantification, ten highly regarded scholars in the field of International Relations apply quantitative methods and formal models to specific constructivist and critical research questions. In this way, each chapter serves not only as evidence that methods can productively be applied across paradigms, but also as a guide as to how this may be done. In sum, the contributors make a compelling case that when researchers cordon off particular methods for merely ideological reasons, they circumscribe their own paradigms and hinder their own research agenda.
About the Author:
J. Samuel Barkin is Professor of Global Governance and Human Security at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Laura Sjoberg is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.
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Title: Interpretive Quantification Methodological...
Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New